“We cling to memories as if they define us, but they don’t. What we do is what defines us.”
— Ghost in the shell (2017)
“我们紧抓住回忆不放,仿佛只有它才能界定我们是谁,但并非如此。真正能定义我们的,是当下的作为。”
— 攻壳机动队(2017)
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“We cling to memories as if they define us, but they don’t. What we do is what defines us.”
— Ghost in the shell (2017)
“我们紧抓住回忆不放,仿佛只有它才能界定我们是谁,但并非如此。真正能定义我们的,是当下的作为。”
— 攻壳机动队(2017)
“I believe the very best money is made at the market turns. Everyone says you get killed trying to pick tops and bottoms and you make all your money by playing the trend in the middle. Well for twelve years I have been missing the meat in the middle but I have made a lot of money at tops and bottoms.”
— Paul Tudor Jones
“我深信,最丰厚的利润是在市场发生反转时赚到的。所有人都会告诉你,妄图逃顶和抄底的做法必死无疑,只有在趋势发展中才能赚到钱。好吧,在过去的12年中,我一直都错过了趋势中间的那块肥肉,然而我却在市场的顶底部赚到盆满钵满。”
— 保罗.都铎.琼斯
Have no choice but,是一个常用的英语固定短语,其意思是:除了…外别无选择。那么have no choice but后面是接动词原形,不定式,还是现在分词呢?
答案是,but后面一般应该接不定式:but to do…。
参考几个英文例句:
They had no choice but to agree to what he suggested.(除了同意他的建议外,他们别无选择)
Trump: ‘We have no choice’ but to build up our military(特朗普:除了加强我们的军事力量外,“我们别无选择”。)
I Have No Choice but to Keep Looking(除了继续搜寻外,我别无选择)
注意除了have no choice but,你也可以使用have little choice but(这里的little choice,表示”没什么选择余地”)来表达相同的意思,二者的语法构造也完全一致。
延伸阅读:
Can’t help doing和can’t help but do的区别…
参考链接:
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/have-no-choice-have-little-choice
“You stabbed the devil in the back and forced him back into the life that he had just left. You incinerated the priest’s temple. Burned it to the ground. Now he’s free of the marker, what do you think he’ll do?”
“你对魔鬼暗下杀招,迫使他重返恶途。你点燃神父的庙宇,将其付之一炬。如今他已不受任何约束,你觉得他会怎么对付你?”
— 《疾速特攻2》
参考链接:
http://die-hard-scenario.wikia.com/wiki/John_Wick_(character)
“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.”
— Theodore Roosevelt
“相信你能做到,你就已成功了一半。”
— 西奥多·罗斯福(美国第26任总统)
Will感悟:很多时候我们想要追逐自己的梦想,却被别人“善意”地提醒:放弃吧,你做不到。或者你的亲人、朋友会告诉你:play it safe(稳妥一点比较好)。但是,如果你真的看准了方向,请尽情忽略这些噪音。相信自己,紧盯目标,咬牙坚持,你定会做到。Never undersell yourself… Ever!